The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-07-16
I.onIsIana Press Assoeintlon.
REVOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT ITS SEVENTH
ANNUAL SESSION HELD IN THE CITY
or LAKE CHARLES, JUNE IA,
10 AND 49,, 1887.
The Committee on Resolutions submitted

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Whereas, the kind, generous and enllght-
| ened citizens Of Lake Charles have received
the Louisiana Press Association seYerally
and IN body with such degree Of respect
tul courtesy, sweet and ever present hospi-
tality.
unanimous vote Of thanksj that we express
for the city at large the admiration Its enter
prise deserves, and for our hosts individually
the enduring recollection of their gracious
| kindnegses,
ReS2lVed, That while we recognize the fact
that some distinction may properly be made
IN establishing rates for "foreign" and
ahome" advertising respectively based upon
the relative value TO the advertiser Of the
space occupied, we repeat our former de-
precattoR OF the practice pursued by some
newspaper publishers of accepting foreign
advertisements at such ruinuOusly Low rates
as to forbid fair competition in this field on
| the part of those publishers who demand q
/ fair remuneration foFgadVertising matter.
RESOLVED, That we cannot but Congratulate
ourselves upon the Improved personal and
| editorial relations existing among the State
| press, consequential large degree upon the
efforts Of this association to depfeeats o
descent To offensive personalities In the dis
eusslOl OF any and all subjects Of general or
Local import The enhanced dignity and in-
hnenee OF the Louisiana pFess-Whieh is
/ recognized not only among the fraternity
but by the reading public 10 sWell-th0rougly
indicates the policy advocated by this asso-
citation from It's inception,
| Whereas, The liberal spirit that the rail-
road officials in our State have shown toward
the press, In enabling It's members TO meet
at various localities to inform themselves,
\ by personal observation, Of their resources
| and attractions; and, whereas, by 80 doing
| our railroad officials are assisting the press
| In bringing the resources and attractions of
| the State 10 the attention of the world and
| are promoting the progressive movement
now going on IN LOuisianaj be it therefore
| Fhies0lOsd, That the thanks of the Louisiana
| Press Association, assembled In annual con-
YcDtiOn at the city OF Lake Charles, be and
| are hereby tendered to the railway officials
Of our State, especially to Messrs. A. g.
Hutchinson, general manager, and W. @.
| Watson, general passenger and transp0rta-
| ton agent Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
| Company; to Mr.. j. G. Gault, general man
| ageT, and Gen. John Glynn, Jr., resident
general agent at New Orleans of the Queen
and Crescent Railway System; to Col D. W,
Mecqlioch, general passenger and trans
| portattop agent Of the Missouri and Texas
| Pacific Railroads; and TO Mr.. E. W. How,
| general passenger and transportation agent
| Of the louisville, New Orleans and Texas
Railroad, for the c9urtesies and facilities sx-
tended by them tothe association on the
! present occasion.
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| the lands in large portion of the State of
| Louisiana, and general prosperity that would
follow therefFoD, depend upon the proper
| control OF the rivers, baYous and streams
| within the State, so as 10 prevent inunda
top q one period or 2 totai cessation Of
Beh Resotged, That the Louisiana Press
Association earnestly urges and requests the
Senators and Representatives IN Congress
from Louisiana, 10 use their influence to OBJ |
tain appropriations foE thorough and com-
plete Improvement Of all DaFigable rivers, |
part within the limits Of the State, so as to |
prevent overflow lR periods Of high water
water;
R Il further Resolgsd, That they ALEC be
urged and requested TO obtain appropriations
e clean, deepen, or otherwise improve all
hRrbors elopg the gulf coast, SO as 10 secure |
good and easy passage al al times.
whereas, a great commonwealth can be
5uilt up only by equal justice and aid 70 al
Whereas, The Calcasieu river naturally
command the commerce Of 2 large portion |
OF Western and Southwestern Louisiana |
and the material development Of this area ID
dependent on the early Improvement Of this |
river; therefore be it
Resolsed, That we call the attention of our
Representatives and Senators fn Congress to
the CalcasieU river, and ask their united
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pRe following was then onefed;
TO the Hon. President of the Louisiana Press
Assooiationi
Sir-We would most respectfully call your
attention to The vast number Of Newspaper
men ln our grand old State Who carry q
pqteat ouisfde Ia the Issues of their respective
papers
Il VIII be observed that the sboye named
patent outsides often contain adyeltiseme ents
from witch Ghey derive 10 benefits and ars
detriInent To such newspapers as carry an
olt home print
we do now, most respectfully, submit for
your consi deration the foilowinS RESOLUTION,
/ which va earnestly believe viii prove d great
| BENEFIT To nIi cotlcerned to.wit.f
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